Gender Differences

The Role in the Education & Development of Children and Adolescents

Are boys and girls really so different? There is much that parents and educators can learn about gender differences in cognitive and emotional development that can help them make decisions about school and parenting.

What’s all the fuss about gender differences?

Do sex differences matter? How large are the differences between girls and boys? To what extent are those differences hardwired?

How Boys are Disadvantaged

There is a long-standing debate as to whether public school classrooms are better suited for boys or for girls. In fact, our Education.com contributors find that BOTH girls AND boys are disadvantaged when teachers don’t understand gender differences. Here is the evidence demonstrating how boys are disadvantaged:

How Girls are Disadvantaged

There is a long-standing debate as to whether public school classrooms are better suited for boys or for girls. In fact, our Education.com contributors find that BOTH girls AND boys are disadvantaged when teachers don’t understand gender differences. Here is the evidence demonstrating how girls are disadvantaged:

Guest Editor

Being both a family physician, as well as a psychologist —
led him to recognize the importance of gender differences in how children learn, and to a belief that those gender differences are neglected or minimized in American public schools.